how to connect to printer from remote desktop on macos

Question

i am trying connect to printer in remote desktop on macos. i can connect to the printer via wifi on iMac when not using the remote desktop.

Answer 1

Hello there,

To connect to a printer from a remote desktop session on macOS, you'll need to follow these steps:

Ensure that printer sharing is enabled on the remote Windows computer you are connecting to. The printer you want to use must be shared and accessible from the remote session.

Start the Remote Desktop client on your macOS computer. You can download the Microsoft Remote Desktop client from the Mac App Store if you haven't already installed it.

Set up a new remote desktop connection by clicking on the "+" button in the upper-left corner of the Remote Desktop client window. Enter the connection details for the remote Windows computer you want to connect to, including the computer name or IP address.

In the Remote Desktop client settings, go to the "Redirection" tab. Check the box next to "Printers" to enable printer redirection.

Connect to the remote Windows computer by selecting it from the list in the Remote Desktop client and clicking the "Start" button.

Once connected to the remote Windows computer, open any application or document that supports printing.

In the remote session, you should see the redirected printer listed among the available printers. Select the printer you want to use and print as you would on a local machine.

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Hope this resolves your Query !!

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